Top 17 Oracle EPM Cloud Blog Posts of 2017

2017 was a great year for Oracle EPM Cloud and the Key Performance Ideas’ Blog. The Cloud space expanded rapidly, and we were able to explore some key trends that began to emerge. That’s why to help you kickoff 2018, we’ve rounded up the most popular (and useful) posts of the past year. Read on to get up to speed on essential insights that will help guide your Cloud plan for the New Year!

#1 Oracle PBCS Success Story: Sterling National Bank

Read how Sterling National Bank (SNB), reached $14.2 billion in assets after making several strategic acquisitions over the past 5 years, realized it needed a planning and forecasting solution that was more robust and could manage its growth.

#2 Working with Valid Intersections in Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS)

Are you facing challenges with data integrity? Are you concerned that data may be going into the wrong intersection? Valid Intersections will allow you apply cross dimensional security and ensure your data is in the correct intersection. This feature will prevent users from entering data where data should not exist. However, this feature is only available in the simplified interface.

Does your company struggle with unreadable spreadsheets that track employee headcount and related workforce expenses? Did you know that EPBCS uses several dynamic dashboards and reports to help your company meet strategic initiatives and that is easily readable by your HR and FP&A teams?Read the blog to learn more about the Workforce Planning Module.

#6 Finding Answers in the Cloud: Drill-Through from Oracle PBCS to Oracle Fusion Financial Cloud Service

Previous technologies provided drill-through to Fusion Financial, but only for on premise Hyperion Planning. However, after launching Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) improvements were made in 2017… here is a glimpse into the improvements.

Have you ever had issues with clearing data in an ASO cube on a PBCS environment? Previously, there was not a way to automate the process of clearing data in an ASO cube. But now, with “Clear Cube”, you can clear data in many different ways in an ASO cube. Why use Clear Cube?

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